Saturday, May 16, 2009

Meat Cards: Another reason the world hates us



I ran across this website and honestly, very little surprises me these days, but I must admit, I didn’t see this one coming. I’ve had to ponder this thing for a day or two, as well, I did my research to make sure it’s not just a hoax, and low-and-behold, and sadly, it’s real.

With over ¼ of the world’s population living in extreme poverty (defined as living on less than $1.25 per day) and many third world countries having a an extreme poverty rate of >80%, we wonder sometimes why these people largely hate the United States of America and Western culture overall. Well, there are many reasons, but I need to add this one to the list.



Meetcards.com is devoted to bringing us the first and finest in beef jerky based business cards. Yes, 100% edible jerky with your business information seared onto them. So some poor bastard in the third world can’t feed himself or his family, and we are so gluttonous as to hand out business cards made of food. I’m not sure if this is a reason to think America is the greatest country in the world, or perhaps it’s simply a sign of an impending apocalypse with North America at the epicenter.

No matter what it is, check out http://www.meatcards.com/ and ponder the consequences for yourself. --J.R.

3 comments:

Megan said...

I guess I don't see the difference between this and other promotional food items. Also, I don't anticipate 'meat cards' taking off and being adopted by companies. I see this more as a one time gag gift. Ya know, since eating it kinda defeats the purpose of distributing info.

Terry T said...

Come on, it's meat, it's lasers, what could be wrong!

Brad said...

I love your posts..Cracks me up..